feelinolder Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 The current news of George Best being in hospital sparked memories of me as a lad in the 60'searching the streets of Hillsborough for empty Park Drive cigarette packets because when you collected a certain number you sent them off and got a football book in return. I think I remember that 1967 had George Best on the front cover. Any body remember the book or even still got it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickr Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Hi there feelinolder/ I have a copy of that book. My wife's dad was a Park Drive smoker and she saved all his packages to get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dishwasher Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 I have a copy of it and the one that was produced the year after it. And yes, I remember scouring the streets for empty Park Drive packets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feelinolder Posted October 6, 2005 Author Share Posted October 6, 2005 was it 1967 with george on the front ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dishwasher Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 George was on the front of the first one. Red shirt, mid-60s haircut, brown-ish ball at feet, launching an attack for Man U. Can't remember who is on the front of the second one. Could it be Billy Bremner? I don't have it to hand. Both copies are at my parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timo Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 My Grandfather [God rest his soul] used to give me these Park Drive football books. I seem to recall an interesting article on Sheffield football in one of them too [1968 issue?]. Does anyone have the issue containing the article? I would be interested in reading it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comet1949 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 In 1968 / 9 I worked as a tobacco salesman (fag rep) for Gallaher Tobacco Ltd Herries road. One of our projects was to get pubs, WMC and the like to take some extra or new stock and as a gift we'd give them a copy, maybe more of the Famous book. Went down well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliewag Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 I've still got three of these books that my grandfather saved the pack fronts for. The first has George Best on the front, second has Best and Denis Law and the third Derek Dougan of Wolves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ontarian1981 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 In the 60's there was nothing I liked worse than an EMPTY Park Drive packet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zakes Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Park Drive Cigs Football Books This is the first book – printed in 1968. From my extensive collection. Page 4 may be of interest for Ontarian to peruse. LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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